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Prosomys
Taxonomy
Prosomys was named by Shotwell (1956). It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Promimomys by Repenning (1968) and Hibbard (1970).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Shotwell (1956), Voorhies (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Chaline et al. (1999).
It was synonymized subjectively with Promimomys by Repenning (1968) and Hibbard (1970).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Shotwell (1956), Voorhies (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Chaline et al. (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Prosomys Shotwell |
| 1990 | Prosomys Voorhies |
| 1997 | Prosomys McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Prosomys Chaline et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | P. sp. (18201) | |
| Hemphillian | USA (Oregon) | P. mimus (18970) | |
| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | P. mimus (18247 35430) | |
| Pliocene | Russian Federation | P. insuliferus (34110) | |
| MN 14 | Poland | Mimomys pusillus (32240) | |
| MN 14 | Bulgaria | P. insuliferus (71061) |